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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「增收節支」.

Today, we explore the idiom 「增收節支」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Increase income and save expenses.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zēng shōu jiē zhī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jang1 sau1 jit3 ji1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.